Bankruptcy Filing Reveals What Dozens Of Mid-Level Touring Acts Get Paid
After LA's Sunset Junction Neighborhood Alliance was denied permits and forced to cancel their event, they filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Included in the $900,000 of liabilities are the. Continue reading
Live Nation Concert Revenue Fell %12 In 2011, Predicts Strong 2012
(UPDATED) Concert giant Live Nation Entertainment pared 4th quarter losses, bouyed by strong gains their eCommerce division, which helped to offset a decline in concert sales. According to Q4 financial. Continue reading
Self-Service Ticketer Eventbrite Passes 50M Sold
Self-service ticketing platform Eventbrite has just passed the 50 million ticket sale mark since launching in 2006. Eventbrite's open, low-cost platform is often used for self-promoted shows and fan ticketing.. Continue reading
DigiTour 2012 Brings YouTube Music Stars To Stage
DigiTour is getting set for its second season, a five week tour of musical acts made popular on YouTube. DigiTour has been described by one of its cofounders, Meridith Valiando,. Continue reading
Thrillcall: A Groupon For Live Music
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Most of the time, the decision to see live music takes place weeks or even months in advance. You know the routine:. Continue reading
Chinese Indie Artists Shanren Use RocketHub To Finance North American Tour
Formed in China's Yunnan province, Shanren fuses Chinese folk music from multiple ethnic groups with contemporary western forms. They toured Korea and appeared at midem in Cannes. Now they're planning. Continue reading
Music Meets Tech At Unique MTV O Music Awards Unboxed Events
The O Music Awards is a music and tech oriented event from MTV that happens twice a year. Now event organizers are adding to the year's schedule with Unboxed, an. Continue reading
Concert Tracking App Bandsintown Used By 50,000 Bands, 3 Million Fans
Live concert tracking app Bandsintown,says it now has 50,000+ artists using the platform to manage & promote tour dates to a fanbase of 3 million active monthly users. Bandsintown also. Continue reading
Bonnaroo’s First Decade Nets $5 Million To Charities
Promoters of the Bonnaroo festival announced that after the first 10 years of the festival, they have donated more than $5 million to local, regional and national charities and organizations. . Continue reading